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Make Time Stand Still
11 Mar 2023

Make Time Stand Still

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason | 4

Tide and time wait for no man, or do they?

Click on Riley or Marshall to find out.

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Time, Tempus Fugit, Time Perception
Tempus Fugit
7 Mar 2023

Tempus Fugit

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Science and Reason | 9

Most people over fifty have a neurological disorder, which makes the perception of time grow shorter.

Click on any of the Army Brats for details….

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Time Flies, Dont wish your life away
The Polka Dot Ones
28 Feb 2023

The Polka Dot Ones

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 6

The dream of Alan Paton, and all those who fought for freedom, has not yet been fulfilled.

Click on the child for details….

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Alan Paton, Apartheid
A Remedy for Superstition
22 Feb 2023

A Remedy for Superstition

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 2

To encounter a rhinoceros, would be to enter a battlefield.

Click on a rhino for drtails….

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Rhinoceros, Poaching, Extinction
The Hyaenas
15 Feb 2023

The Hyaenas

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 2

“How he died and why he died 
Troubles them not a whit”

Rudyard Kipling

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Lion, Hyena, Giraffe, Impala
Zambezi
13 Feb 2023

Zambezi

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 1

“The hippo was made of parts left over from construction of other beasts” – Peter Godwin

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Elephant, Hippopotamus, Zambezi, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Crocodile
House Cats
12 Feb 2023

House Cats

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Science and Reason, Travel | 2

“You mustn’t open your windows, the monkeys will get in.”

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Africa, baboon, zebra
Dancing in the Street
9 Feb 2023

Dancing in the Street

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 1

For 60% of southern Africans, traditional medicine is the only treatment available.

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Africa, Sangoma, Medicine, Inyanga
The Beloved Country
8 Feb 2023

The Beloved Country

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 6

In every field of endeavour there is an expert.

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Alan Paton, South Africa, Durban, Ji Ka Joe
The Tikoloshe Under The Bed
7 Feb 2023

The Tikoloshe Under The Bed

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 6

When one Zulu meets another he will ask; Inkaba yakho iphi?, literally “where is your navel?”

Click on any Zulu for details…

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Culture, Zulu, Soweto, KwaZulu Natal, Religion

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